The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-03-28
A WYOMING WEDDING.

From the Argonaut.
Jim Mason dismounted at Burton's
ranch, turned his pony into the corral
and strobe heavily into the bunk
room, One OF the riders OF Burton's
outfit said, "How!" and Jim gave him
the same terse greeting,
"What' new over Crazy Creek way?"
asked Long Pete.
"Nuthin' much. Is the old man
herel Mat wants him to send over u
couple O. you bucks to help swim them
Northern cattle cross the river.
We're short-handed"
Better see him after supper. Got
his two gal daughters out here now,
and they'r re ieedin in the new shanty.
Them two dude cowpunchers eats
with 'em, an they take sight
o. time"
81 don't hold with women and
dudes on a cowranch much, said Jim.
"Who does?" calculated Hairy
Mike. "Tm goin' to quit Burton.
With college chaps comm out here
and swellin' roun,' it amt no place
for common waddy. run COWS in
this country when the lnjuns was
runnin us, an l got no use fer fancy
business. One o. the dudes he stack
ed up longsde o me on circle t'other
day, an he says, Fine mornin, Mike"
says, yes, it amt; an you'd better
not monkey 'roun' me with yer cheap
talk. Pm q sixshooter man from
way back, am; eat snakes, an I'm
q wolf-you hear me how'll" That's
how throwed it into smarty."
"The danes is pretty slick danes"
said Pete; cole Burton reckons to
marry the plug dude to one NV
EN-. Seems his ole man owns a rail
coad East somewheres.
"NIaybe so. Plug.tooth 'ull fool
him up trip" growed Mike. Hes
no count sort. Reckon his people
sent him out here to keep whisky out
NV him. Durn him-keepin' some
good man out NV job"
"Kin he rider" asked Jim.
"Ride nuthin. Burton give him
string o. plumb gentle horses. Sets IN
soldier-iashion."
"Well," said Pete, "the DANES think
he's nicern white faced yearlin'.
He's sure gettin' in his fine work with
the pretty one-Helen, or whatever
she calls herself There's slush n hol-
lerin. Well, we kin rustic grub il we
don't eat with the dudes"
After supper Jim went over to the
gaudily painted house and discharged
his mission
'Did you see the gals?" asked Mike
when he returned to the riders cabin.
"Got kind o. squint at EN-. WITCH
one is it has the sort o open mouth
-short-liped like! She ; as sick-look-
mas any o. them actresses t come to
Cheyenne
"Helen, that is. She's the won
The Jay is after. What is it
he answers to? Scranto, amt it,
shortly"
A man rather over six feet in height
looking up from the raw hide rope he
is braiding and rolls a cigarette be-
ore he replies.
Sounds somethin like that. Coin
back in the mornln', Jim?"
"Ruther. We gathered n raft o'cat-
tie over there-rode all our h orses
poor. / amt had my boots of three
nights week. Pound my ear to-
light. though, pretty solid"
"You mays well crawl into my
logs nest" said Shorty. I've got
pretty fat bed, have. That fellow
lhe freighters hung give me three pair
, daisy blankets. I'll roll her out
soon's get this strand drawed. Out
iide's best, ] reckon"
"You bet you. don't banker after
,leepin' in-doors-not without it
SHOWS. That's why the city chaps
ook so rocky-don't let the wind
blow their whiskers nights"
"Wonder who'll git to 60 over to
The river with you," said Mike.
"Camped down bv the bend?"
"Nes."
ais the company givin' pretty good
chuck this year,"
"Way up. Mac makes 'em. There
amt any more dried apples on
the wag'n, but ole Greaser Smith
IS cookin' fer us, an his bread
g the best roundup bakin' out. /
near them Horseshoe Y 3 men is get
lin condensed milk. Now / call that
.ivihzin' too much. Man can't drink
straight coffee ought to quit singin'